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WILLIAM DISOHO, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE IRON GLADMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

SPRINKLlNG-POTT SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0.361,143, dated April 12, 1887.

Application filed March 13, 1886. Serial No. 195,064.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM DISOHO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark,

in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in sprinkling-Pots; and I do hereby declarethe following to be afull, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

The invention relates to a particular construction of the body, spout,and connectingweb of a single piece of metal.

The invention consists in a sprinkling-pot having its body, spout, andconnecting-web constructed of a single sheet of metal bent to shape andhaving a single seam along the longitudinal front edge of the spout foruniting the parts, the web being seamed at its upper edge in anysuitable manner.

The invention also consists in a sprinklingpot substantially soconstructed, having its spout provided with a prolongation for thereception of the rose, all and severally as hereinafter particularly setforth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in the sev-. eral figures of which likeparts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is a side elevation of asprinkling-pot embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a diagram of one formof blank for constructing this vessel. Fig. 3 is a view of the seamwhich may be used in uniting the ends of the blank. Fig. 4 is a diagramof the preferred form of watering-pot blank. Fig. 5 is a verticalcross-section of the body and spout of a watering-pot made from theblank shown in Fig. 4c; and Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9 are views of theapparatus which may be employed for forming the spout.

The body A, web B, and spout G are of substantially ordinary form, butconstructed of a single sheet of metal with a uniting seamlongitudinally of the body and another seam arranged at the top of theweb. The usual handles, D l), and breast E may be applied, and also arose, a. The blank (see Figs. 2 and 4.) is provided with an extension,0,which forms (No model.)

a prolongation of the spout beyond the web,to afford a seat for therose.

As shown in Fig. 1, the seam may be at the rear of the body; but in thepreferred form shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the seam is made longitudinally ofthe spout, and is therefore at the front of the vessel.

The portion of the metal forming the web B and spout 0 maybe pressedintothe required shape between dies or formers, substantially such as areshown in Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive. 2. mandrel being first inserted orlaid upon the metal at the desired place, of the shape and size of theinside or opening of the spout, by means of which'said opening isformed. The web or brace B is thus composed of two layers of sheet metalpressed closely together at the top, thereby forming a firm support orstay for the spout on the cylindrical portion of the sprinkling-pot.

The body A of the vessel may be formed between ordinary rolls or in anyother preferred manner.

The form and construction of the formers or dies,when such are used, mayand of course must be varied to conform to such variations as may bemade in the size or forms of the vessels for which they may be required.

While in many respects the sprinkling-pot is most economically formedwith a back seam, 8o still,'when the vessel is made of tin and thesaving of stock in cutting out the blank is thought to be of moreimportance than the location of the seam, the seam maybe along thespout,as shown in Fig. 4. Ofcourse this blank will be varied or modifiedin accordance with anyvariations of form or size of the vessels, as willbe understood.

I do not broadly claim a sheet-metal vessel wherein the spout and theweb or brace con- 9 necting and securing the spout to the body arecomposed of a single piece of metal; neither do I claim a sheet-metalvessel whose body, spout, and intermediate brace or web are formed froma single piece of material bent to shape and united at its ends.

Obviously my invention is applicable to sheet-metal vessels other thansprinkling-pots.

What I claim is,-

1. A sheet-metal vessel comprising a body, :00

spout, and connecting-brace made of a single I In testimony that I claimthe foregoing I piece of metal united by a seam extending have hereuntoset my hand this 10th day of along the front edge of the spout,substantially February, 1886. as described. 5 2. A sheet-metal vesselhaving its body, \VILLIAM DISOHO.

spout, and connecting-brace made of a single piece of metal unitedsubstantially as set forth, \Vitnesses: and provided with aprolongation, o, of the OLIVER DRAKE, spout to form a seat for the roseor nozzle, sub- OSCAR A. MICHEL.

1o stantially as described.

